Tackling tuberculosis patients' internalized social stigma through patient centred care: An intervention study in rural Nicaragua
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We report a patient-centered intervention study in 9 municipalities of rural Nicaragua aiming at a reduction of internalized social stigma in new AFB positive tuberculosis (TB) patients diagnosed between March 2004 and July 2005.<...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/154 |